Re: "TigerTools Says It Can Remove OS/400 Governors" -- MIDRANGE-L

Joe,

> Two schools of thought on this one:
>
> 1. I bought the machine, and I should be able to get the maximum use
out of
> it that I can, therefore a "CFINT buster" is perfectly legal and
ethical.

If that were true, is it also OK to break someone's license key system
that governs usage by processor group?  We tier proce our software
based on IBM processor group (p05, p10, p20,etc.).  If you buy a p05
license and then "tune" my key to run on a p50 processor, is that
legal and ethical?

I notice also that their software is tier priced from 1K to over 350K
depending on how useful the software is going to be to you, so how is
this different than what IBM is doing?   It seems that Tigertools has
their own interactive tax as well - it's just less than IBM's.

Come to think of it, I wonder how Tigertools would feel if I bought
their 1K version and "tuned" it to run on a model 840?  :)

If you buy into this arguement that you can "tune" a CFINT buster,
you're on a slippery slope indeed.

jte


> 2. I purchased a machine with an agreed amount of interactive CPW,
so I am
> bound to that agreement, much like a seat license that is enforced
by the
> licensing APIs.  A CFINT buster is equivalent to a program that
hacks the
> license APIs.  Questionably legal, but definitely unethical.
>
> It's your choice as to what camp you fall into.  In either case, you
can be
> assured that IBM is looking carefully at the issue.  FAST400 works
by
> flipping off a bit in the job object, and you can guess that it
wouldn't be
> too hard for IBM to release a patch that moves that bit, and/or
makes it
> very difficult to change.
>
> DISCLAIMER: Take my comments with a grain of salt, since one of the
benefits
> of my PSC400 product is that it, too, removes the interactive tax,
but mine
> does it by actually replacing your 5250 I/O with a browser
interface.  Since
> PSC400 actually changes your programs to a true client/server
architectuer,
> a PTF isn't likely to "break" it.  My solution is competitively
priced with
> FAST400, and it also gives you a browser interface that emulates a
green
> screen as well as the ability to design very "webby" front ends for
your
> existing systems.
>
> Joe Pluta
> www.plutabrothers.com
>
>
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Bernd Schaefers
> >
> > Well, I guess some IBMers are thinking deeply right now. Legal?
> > ethical? Not
> > sure, but we paid a good price for the machines, and we can
> > program and run on
> > it what we want. But perhaps it's similar to cracking demo
> > software. Not sure at
> > all.
> >
> > Bernd
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Carl Galgano"
> >
> > > Bernd:
> > > I read that yesterday and was very intrigued.  I am going to
> > try it over at
> > > a client's tomorrow.  It seems VERY interesting.  What does IBM
> > say about
> > > this?  Is it legal?  Is it ethical?  This could be an
> > interesting thread.
> > > cjg
>
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